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Ashley Stephen Hutchings (born 26 January 1945), MBE, sometimes known in early years as "Tyger" Hutchings, is an English bassist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. [1] He was a founding member of three noteworthy English folk-rock bands: Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. [1]
ashley's own biography. I am born on 26th of January, 1945, in north London. Linda Hagger sits on my lap in the playground at infants school. I decide that I like girls. I become obsessed with acting out the American civil war with plastic toy soldiers in the rockery of our garden. I attend my first professional football match at White Hart Lane.
When you think of Ashley Hutchings, chances are you’ll think first of the folk rock pioneer, the scholarly reinvention of the English tradition for the electric age, and those irresistibly propulsive bass lines.
Jan 26, 2022 · The story of Ashley Hutchings is the story of modern-day folk music. He founded Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band, and tells Prog about the prog spirit that fuels him.
“Ashley Hutchings is the single most important figure in English folk rock” So says Bob Dylan who refers to him as ‘Million Dollar Ash’. With a line-up curated by Ashley’s son Blair Dunlop, the concert will feature a host of artists representing many of the bands and collaborations that Ashley masterminded and nurtured over a career ...
The Albion Band, also known as The Albion Country Band, The Albion Dance Band, and The Albion Christmas Band, is a British folk rock band, originally brought together and led by musician Ashley Hutchings. An important grouping in the genre, it has contained or been associated with a large proportion of major English folk performers in its long ...
Jan 26, 2015 · He is the author of Prince: A Portrait of the Artist in Memories & Memorabilia and, in rare moments away from music, supports his local Sutton United FC and, inexplicably, Crewe Alexandra FC. Celebrating The Folk Prog Pioneer's 70th Birthday.
